How The B-17 Flying Fortress Helped Win World War II

The B-17 Flying Fortress plane is one of the most iconic bombers of all time and ruled the skies in numbers during WWII for ...
Corvallis Gazette-Times

B-17 Aircraft Tour

EUGENE — A strong jerk and a plume of smoke served as a signal that the engines on the World War II B-17G Aluminum Overcast bomber had started up. Inside, the machine gun turrets rumbled with the ...
The National Interest

B-17 Flying Fortress: The Bomber That Won World War II

What You Need to Know: The B-17 Flying Fortress earned its legendary status as the bomber workhorse against Germany and occupied territories during the Second World War. -Notably, the B-17 dropped ...
Idaho State Journal

YANKEE LADY’S LEGACY: B-17 aircraft touches down at Pocatello Regional Airport

In the spring of 1945, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress that would become the “Yankee Lady” was delivered to the U.S. Army Air Corps just as World War II was coming to an end. The aircraft would never ...
Flying

Remembering Boeing’s Plant 2, the Birthplace of the B-17

Boeing's Plant No. 2 in Seattle served as the critical birthplace and primary production site for the B-17 Flying Fortress, manufacturing nearly 7,000 aircraft during WWII. Following the attack on ...